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The National Library – what’s in it for Scotland's Colleges?

The National Library – what’s in it for Scotland's Colleges?. Martyn Wade National Librarian The National Library of Scotland 27 th of November 2006. NLS – George IV Bridge. NLS – Causewayside Building. NLS – George IV Bridge Reading Room. “Breaking through the walls” Strategy Document

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The National Library – what’s in it for Scotland's Colleges?

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  1. The National Library – what’s in it for Scotland's Colleges? Martyn Wade National Librarian The National Library of Scotland 27th of November 2006

  2. NLS – George IV Bridge

  3. NLS – Causewayside Building

  4. NLS – George IV Bridge Reading Room

  5. “Breaking through the walls” Strategy Document http://www.nls.uk/professional/policy/docs/strategy2004.pdf

  6. NLS’ Core Values Service Excellence Learning Commitment

  7. NLS Mission and Vision ‘The National Library of Scotland will enrich lives and communities, encouraging and promoting lifelong learning, research and scholarship, and universal access to information by comprehensively collecting and making available the recorded knowledge of Scotland, and promoting access to the ideas and cultures of the world.’

  8. NLS Collections Modern Collections Rare Books Manuscripts Maps Music Digital Library Inter-library Services

  9. The John Murray Archive http://www.nls.uk/jma/

  10. NLS Digital Publications http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/er/index.html

  11. The Scottish Screen Archive http://www.scottish-screen.com

  12. NLS Access Policy ‘We will work to ensure that everyone who could benefit from the Library’s unique collections, services and expertise can do so, by identifying and removing actual and perceived barriers to use.’

  13. Remotely Accessible Resources OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) Digital Image Database Times Digital Archive Digital Library Specialist Collections Catalogues www.nls.uk http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/index.html

  14. So what’s in it for you?

  15. Where do we go from here?

  16. Contacting NLS http://www.nls.uk/ m.wade@nls.uk Telephone: 0131 623 3700 Write: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW

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